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LocalPubudu SaputhanthriTags: Print EditionThree male Bengali tiger cubs which were born three months ago at the Dehiwala Zoo, were on public display for the first time yesterday (2). Presented in 2008 were three cubs of a male animal…

LocalShavini MadharaTags: Print EditionColombo Chief Magistrate Nandana Amarasinghe yesterday rejected a request made by the Cinnamon Gardens Police to issue an order preventing members of the Inter University Students’ Federation…

LocalDisna MudaligeTags: Print EditionThe Government has removed the 15 percent Customs Duty imposed on imported sanitary napkins and tampons. The Finance Ministry said it would help reduce or at least keep their prices at current…

LocalTags: Print EditionSri Lanka Freedom Party General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekera said that the Party will take action against Ministers Nimal Siripala De Silva and Mahinda Amaraweera for accepting ministerial portfolios without…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe Finance Ministry has relaxed restrictions imposed on 369 items through a Gazette Extraordinary published on March 9, 2022. This was announced in a special gazette notification issued on Tuesday by Prime…

LocalShiromi AbeysingheTags: Print EditionAnybody who loves the country must give unconditional support to pass the proposed 21st Amendment to the Constitution with constructive criticisms, United National Party (UNP) General Secretary…

LocalSubashini SenanayakeTags: Print EditionLanka Private Bus Operator’s Association President Gemunu Wijeratne yesterday said private buses will not operate from June 6 as they find it difficult to obtain diesel. He said that they…

LocalRasula Dilhara GamageTags: Print EditionPolice yesterday found the body of a 15-year-old girl who had been reported missing from Ganeshapuram, Vavuniya. Police had found the body inside an abandoned well near her house. The girl…

LocalRasula Dilhara GamageTags: Print EditionTwo men from Mannar died yesterday allegedly after consuming narcotic drugs. They had been hospitalized after developing chest pain but had died shortly after admission. They had allegedly…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe Sri Lanka Navy deployed six relief teams in several places in the Sabaragamuwa and Southern Provinces from yesterday morning (31). The Navy relief teams have been sent out to respective areas to provide…